Safety garment hanger



March 12, 1929 B. WEISS 1 ,705,276

SAFETY GARMENT HANGER Filed April 15, 1926 anoemtoz Patented Mar. 12,1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.FENJAMIN WEISS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB OF ONE-TENTH '10 HENRY G.LIT- TA'U' AND WILLIAM SELIGSON.

SAFETY GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed April 15, 1926. Serial No. 102,117.

This invention relates to safety garment hangers and has for its objectto provide such a construction whereby a garment is firmly clamped onthe usual yoke to prevent it from falling off and getting soiled orotherwlse damaged.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garment han er which isitself securely held on the hook, bar, or other member provided forhanging the same thereon so that it may not drop off said hook or othermember together with the garment hung thereon as 1s frequently the casewith the present garment hangers.

A further object is to provide a novel construction of clamping means,whereby the clamping members may be simultaneously raised orlowered, orreleased, permitting a quick insertion or removal of the garment.

Still another object of this invention is to provide properly shapedclamping members to hold a garment with an upstandlng collar, whetherstiff, semi-stiff or soft, so thatsaid collar will not be broken orcrushed.

An important feature of my invention resides in means for locking theclamping members or arms in the inoperative or open position, thuspermitting a garment to be car efully draped in position to obviatecreasmg in the fabric of the garment.

The garment support as herein shown, 1s primarily intended for use inconnection with ladies dresses and coats, but it is evident that mydevice will be equally effective for mens garments.

In handling ladies garments of delicate texture after cleaning, it oftenhappens that they slide off the ordinary hangers and become soiled tosuch an extent that re-cleanmg 1s necessary and to prevent this, myinvention was evolved. It also frequently happens that the hanger withthe garment hung thereon slides oil the hook provided for the same, andan additional feature of my invention will 4 prevent this harmfulhappening also, making my garment hanging and supportmg structure, so tosay, fool proof.

In the drawings, forming part of this speclfication, similar referencecharacters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout theviews, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved hanger shownsupporting a ladies dress.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, with thesleeve shown in the locked position.

Fig. 4 is a side view showing a modified form of clamping members, whileFlg. 5 is a diagrammatic side view of a modified construction of myinvention. Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a yoke orbar on which the garment 1 1 Is supported. The yoke may take anypreferred shape, but it is here shown as curved from end to end, and isprovided with a vertlcal bore 12 at its center to receive a tube orshank 13 of a hook 14 to suspend the hanger from a hook, bar or othersupport 15. To retain the hook 14 tion I preferably close its mouth 16with a sprmg pressed gate piece 17.

Pivoted, as at 18, between lugs 19,-screwed to the yoke 10 are 0positely ranging clamp arms 20, carrying so t pads 21, of felt or otherappropriate material, on their under sides. These arms are curved tocorrespond to the curvature of the yoke 10, and have short upcurvedextensions 22, ran ing inwardly of the pivots 18 and carrying links 23in pivotal relation. As shown, the links drop downwardly at either sideof the yoke and connect with a sleeve 24, through pivot pins 25. Thesleeve is freely slidable on the tube and when it is desired to removethe garment from the yoke, the said sleeve is drawn down against theshoulder 26, as in Fig. 3, of the drawings. This movement draws down thelinks 23 and extensions 22, and raises theclamp arms 20, as will bereadily understood.

The sleeve is locked down into the last named position by a snap catch27, which need only be pushed in to release the sleeve, which will beraised when the clamp arms again drop onto the yoke 10 under the effectof their springs. These clam arms exert yielding clamping act-ion on t esupported garment through suitable springs 28, underlying the extensions22, to urge them upwardly.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings is shown a modified form of clamp arms, hereshown as curved upwardly to provide a space 29 over the yoke toaccommodate the aforementioned collars of supported'garments of specifictypes. In this form of construction the arms 20 are shown pivoteddirectly to the yoke 10, at either side thereof, as at 30.

As will be apparent from the foregoing, when it is desired to place agarment on the on its support, in my invenyoke, the sleeve 24 is pulleddownwardly to the shoulder 26, when the catch 27' will snapout over it,locking it in that position, thus holding the clamping arms in theraised position until the garment is properly placed in position, afterwhich the catch may be forced in and the sleeve released. The clamp armswill then be allowed to drop onto the shoulder portions of thegarment'and hold it securly in place.

It will be evident from the foregoii'ig that my invention provides anovel construction in garment hangers which insures that even a carelesshandling of the same will not result in the dress falling oil" thehanger or the hanger dropping off together with the dress 1 hung thereonfrom the hook or bar provided for the same and the dress cannot becomesoiled through either of these causes.

In Fig. 5 I illustrate a modified construction of my invention. The arms20 are pivoted to the yoke, as at 18, an d have extensions 22 which arespring pressed by any suitable manner so as to normally cause the arms20 to close down upon yoke 10 and thereby catch a portion of the dresshung on the yoke, as has been described hereinbefore. similar inconstruction to the one described in connection with the previousembodiment of my invention having'a spring pressed closing tongue 16*.The sleeve 24*, corresponding to the sleeve 24 of the previousembodiment, is, however, arranged above the yoke 10, slideably on theshank of hook 14;, and arms 20 will be opened up by simply pressingsleeve 24? downwardly onto extensions 22. A spring catch 27 is providedto keep the sleeve 24 in its lowermost position while the dress is beingarranged on yoke 10* or taken ofi' therefrom.

I also want it to be understood that other changes and variations may bemade in the details of construction of my invention within the spiritand scope of this specification and the appended claims.

One such change may be provided by simply omitting the sleeve 24*- inthe modification shown in Fig. 5 in which case the clamping arms will beoperated by the fingers of the user pressing down on arm extensions 22.

What I claim as new, is I 1. A garment hanger including a yoke, clampingarms pivoted thereto and resting thereon, an upstanding member on saidyoke,

a sliding element on said member, links connecting said arms with saidsliding member whereby to raise said arms to release thegarment, andmeans for suspending the hanger.

2. A garment hanger comprising a yoke, clamping arms hin ed thereon andhaving angular extensions, inks connected to the ex- Hook 14 istensions, a sleeve carried by the links whereby when the sleeve is drawndownwardly the clamping arms will be raised, simultaneously to re case agarment, and meansfor suspen ing the hanger.

3. A garment hanger comprising a yoke, clamp arms hinged thereon, padscarriedby the arms which also have inwardly directed extensions, asuspending hook having a shank passing through the yoke, a sleevecarried on said shank in a slideable manner,'links connecting the saidextensions and sleeve, and a snap catch to lock the sleeve in its lowermost position on said shank when the clamp arms are in the raisedposition.

4. A garment hanger comprising a yoke, clamparms hinged thereto, saidarms having extensions, a suspending hook having a shank passing throughthe yoke centrally of its length, a sleeve on the shank arranged in aslideable manner, links connecting said extensions to said sleeve, and asnap catchon said shank to lock said sleeve in its lowermostposition. 1e

5. A garment hanger comprising a yoke,

clamping arms pivoted thereto and having extensions ranging inwardly andupwardly beyond the pivotal points, a suspending hook,

a gate piece to close the same against displacement, said hook having ashank passing through and below the yoke, asleeve slideable on saidshank, connections between the said extensions and the sleeve and meansfor lockments of which are adapted to respectively raise or lower saidarms releasable means to lock said movable member in either of itspositions corresponding to the fully opened or fully closed positions ofthe arms.

7. In a garment hanger having the usual yoke and suspending element,pivoted arms resting on the yoke, and a movable member on a part of saidhanger the opposite movements of which are adapted to respectively raiseor lower said arms releasable means to lock said movable member ineither of its positions, corresponding to the fully opened or fullyclosed positions of the arms, said releasable means including a 'sprincatch between the movable member and t e part of the hanger to which itis applied.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 10th day of April, A. D. 1926.

BENJAMIN WEISS.

